Open AccessEfficiency and patient experience with propofolvsconventional sedation: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Patrick Thornley,
Mohammad Al Beshir,
James C. Gregor,
A. Antoniou,
Nitin Khanna
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v8.i4.232
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , sedation , midazolam , propofol , patient satisfaction , adverse effect , fentanyl , psychological intervention , prospective cohort study , demographics , anesthesia , surgery , colorectal cancer , demography , cancer , psychiatry , sociology
To determine whether anaesthesiologist-administered sedation with propofol (AAP) or endoscopist-administered conscious sedation (EAC) with fentanyl/midazolam shortens colonoscopy duration/total room time.